Women�s Under-17 begin World Cup campaign

Happy to face Namibia: The women's Under 17 side get their World Cup campaign underway on Sunday. PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Happy to face Namibia: The women's Under 17 side get their World Cup campaign underway on Sunday. PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The women’s Under-17 coach, Chris Mogapi said his team is going for the kill in the first leg of the 2016 World Cup qualifier against Namibia at the National Stadium on Sunday. Kick-off is at 3pm.

Mogapi told Mmegi Sport that a win would be vital before travelling for the second leg.

“These are young players. A win will give us much needed confidence. We do not know much about the Namibian team and as such we would not have enough time to study them. We will be going for the kill on the day. We also want to have more of the ball because they cannot hurt without the ball,” he said.

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